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Andre Bouchard on Thursday's Access Utah Sep 19, 2024

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Our guest today is the Founder of Indigenous Performance Productions, Andre Bouchard (of Kootenai/Ojibwe/Pend d’Oreille/Flathead Salish descent). The Aunties is coming to the Ellen Eccles Theatre in Logan on April 5, 7:30pm. This is part of a Utah Humanities Grant, in partnership with UtahPresents/Kingsbury Hall. This show is part of the CacheARTS National Touring Season.

Revisiting 'The cultural roots of America's political crisis' on Access Utah Sep 17, 2024

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We revisit our conversation with James Davison Hunter. He who introduced the concept of “culture wars” 30 years ago, and tells us in this new book that historic sources of national solidarity have now largely dissolved.

'Water Bodies' with Laura Paskus on Monday's Access Utah Sep 16, 2024

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Today we’ll talk with Laura Paskus, editor of the new book Water Bodies: Love Letters to the Most Abundant Substance on Earth.

'Remember the 43 Students' on Thursday's Access Utah Sep 12, 2024

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Marking the 10-year anniversary of when 43 Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers College students disappeared southwest of Mexico City, Utah Tech University is commemorating the victims’ lives with Remember the 43 Students art installations and campus engagement events. Our guests are composer and musician Andres Solis, and Scot Hanna-Weir, Associate Professor and Director of Choral Activities at Santa Clara University.

'Cache Valley Remembers: The 9/11 Project' on Wednesday's Access Utah Sep 11, 2024

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On this episode, join Tom Williams live on location from the event at the Hansen Family Sports Complex in North Logan. His guests included the organizer of the 9/11 event Jenny Taylor, who is the Gold Star Widow of Utah Army National Guard Major Brent Taylor. He was also joined by the designer of the 9/11 exhibit Johnny Ferry, who is a Major Brent Taylor Foundation board member.

Revisiting the true story of a Grand Canyon misadventure on Access Utah Sep 10, 2024

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Kevin Fedarko has spent the past twenty years writing about conservation, exploration, and the Grand Canyon. His writing has appeared in National Geographic, the New York Times, and Esquire, among other publications. We’ll revisit our conversation with Kevin Fedarko from May.

Access Utah: Revisiting The Donner Party And 'The Best Land Under Heaven' With Author Michael Wallis Sep 09, 2024

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We revisit our conversation with Author Michael Wallis from June of 2017 about his book 'The Best Land Under Heaven'.

Access Utah: Revisiting The Donner Party And 'The Best Land Under Heaven' With Author Michael Wallis Sep 09, 2024

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We revisit our conversation with Author Michael Wallis from June of 2017 about his book 'The Best Land Under Heaven'.

The legacy of 'Peanuts' on Access Utah Sep 05, 2024

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Aired Sept. 3. In "The Peanuts Papers," 33 writers and artists, including Ira Glass and Ann Patchett, reflect on the deeper truths of Schulz’s deceptively simple comic, its impact on their lives and art and on the broader culture.

Changing the way we see Native America with Matika Wilbur on Access Utah Sep 05, 2024

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Aired Sept. 4. In 2012, Matika Wilbur sold everything in her Seattle apartment and created Project 562 to photograph all 562+ Native American sovereign territories in the U.S.

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